UDWiki:Administration/Demotions

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This page is for system operators to request a demotion of status, or for enaction of demotion due to long-term inactivity. The act of demotion is restricted to those with bureaucrat status, and as such system operators will need to request their demotion here.

Guidelines for Demotion Requests

Request

System operators who wish to request demotion must consider these things before applying.

• Reason for demotion - As demotions cannot be reversed unless the user goes through promotions page again, the user is asked to make sure that they are making the correct decision when applying for demotion.

After a system operator has submitted his or her demotion request, the active Bureaucrats will review it, and after reaching a unanimous decision, choose to either demote the system operator or deny his or her request. After action has been taken, the request will be moved to the archive.

Inactivity

main article: Policy Text

• A sysop that hasn't made any edit in four months will be warned, on their talk page, by a Bureaucrat, that they face demotion of their sysop powers in one week, if they remain inactive.
• One week after the warning has been placed, dependant on the actions of the sysop, the Bureaucrat will decide whether or not to carry out the demotion.

• This is to avoid, for example, the unlikely case of a sysop simply making a single edit with the aim of avoiding the demotion.
• The Bureaucrat is trusted and bound to make a fair decision, and not to demote a sysop who clearly demonstrates a return to activity on the wiki.

• Any demonstrable abuse of this power by a Bureaucrat, however unlikely, could (as with any other abuse of specific powers) be grounds for a Misconduct case.

• If the sysop makes no response at all to the warnings, they must be demoted.

Requests for demotion still needing to be processed

User:A Helpful Little Gnome

I'm going to be away for quite some time, probably long enough to reach a sysop inactivity check. This looks to be it, for Urban Dead anyways. (I'm not dying.) It's been nice "playing" with you guys. --  AHLGTG THE END IS ACTUALLY NIGH! 00:50, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

=( Sad Days indeed!--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 20:45, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

meh. Just keep the sysophood and if you ever come back continue your role as sysop. --hagnat 20:47, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Yep, this place is so quiet these days I don't think anyone would be averse to an inactive sysop. Good luck with 'real life'. Linkthewindow  Talk  14:48, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

Don't worry. I'll look after your buttons for you. You can trust me. 08:56, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Please give to him- he is the naughty prophet. A ZOMBIE ANT 00:36, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Gnome, are you certain about that request? -- Spiderzed▋ 11:25, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Recent Actions

Revenant was demoted Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 19:25, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

Older actions can be found in the Sysop Archives and the relevant category.

Sysop Activity Check

User	Position	Last Contribution	Seat Available
A Helpful Little Gnome (Contribs)	Bureaucrat	2025-03-13	N/A ('Crat Eternal)
Aichon (Contribs)	Sysop	2025-03-13	N/A
Axe Hack (Contribs)	Sysop	2025-03-13	N/A
Bob Moncrief (Contribs)	Sysop	2025-03-13	N/A
DanceDanceRevolution (Contribs)	Bureaucrat	2025-03-13	N/A ('Crat Eternal)
Hagnat (Contribs)	Sysop	2025-03-13	N/A
Krazy Monkey (Contribs)	Sysop	2025-03-13	N/A
Red Hawk One (Contribs)	Sysop	2025-03-13	N/A
Rosslessness (Contribs)	Sysop	2025-03-13	N/A
Spiderzed (Contribs)	Sysop	2025-03-13	N/A
Stelar (Contribs)	Sysop	2025-03-13	N/A

Total Sysops: 11 (excluding Kevan, LeakyBocks and Urbandead)

Last updated at: 11:46, 13 March 2025 (UTC)